The Gaming Month – October

Wow – how did I miss the start of October? I blame the Eurogamer Expo! Well better late than never (hopefully) October’s already kicked off with some decent titles like Dark Souls taking up everyone’s time. But there’s still three fridays left in this month and a shed load of awesome gaming. Taking the spotlight this month is undoubtedly Batman: Arkham City. I don’t think anything need be said about it. Arkham Asylum was a fantastic game and City adds tons of new content and features – including a playable catwoman!

Also this month Battlefield 3 – nipping in before its rival comes out in early November. Battlefield has certianly whipped up a media frenzy – some good press, some bad press – but all of it making sure it remains firmly in everyone’s thoughts in the coming weeks. It certainly looked the more popular at Eurogamer and while I somehow doubt it will outsell its rival – I’m sure it will make a sizable dent in their profits. Read on to see the full list of games for the remainder of this month.

14th

Forza 4 (X360)

PES 2012 (PS3/X360/PC/PSP/DS/Wii)

Dead Rising 2: Off the Record (PS3/X360/PC)

Jonah Lomu Rugby Challenge (PS3)

Might and Magic VI (PS)

Red Dead Redemption GOTY (PS3/X360)

Spiderman: Edge of Time (PS3/X360/DS/Wii)

WRC 2011 (PS3/X360

X-Men Destiny (Wii)

21st

Batman: Arkham City (PS3/X360)

Football Manager 2012 (PC)

Ratchet and Clank All 4 One (PS3)

FIFA Manager 12 (PC)

Tropico 4 (X360)

Naruto Shippuden: Ninja Impact (PSP)

Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn (PC/Wii/DS)

28th

Battlefield 3 (PS3/X360/PC)

DragonBall Z: Ultimate Tenakichi (PS3/X360)

Football Manager Handheld 2012 (PSP)

Disney Universe (PS3/Wii/Kinect)

Sword of the Stars 2 (PC)

King of Fighters 12 (PS3/X360)

A quick word of warning. Batman for PC is listed by all retailers at the same date as the console – but reports from the publisher suggest it will be delayed into November.